the identifier of a particular network on the Internet and an identifier of the particular
device (which can be a server or a workstation) within that network.
Internet Protocol
The Internet Protocol (IP) is the method or protocol by which data is sent from one
computer to another on the Internet. When you send or receive data (for example, an
e-mail note or a Web page), the message gets divided into little chunks called
packets. Each of these packets contains both the sender's Internet address and the
receiver's address. The Internet Protocol just delivers them.
IMAP
IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is a standard protocol for accessing e-mail
from your local server. IMAP requires continual access to the server during the time
that you are working with your mail.
An alternative protocol is Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP). IMAP provides
the user more capabilities for retaining e-mail on the server and for organizing it in
folders on the server. IMAP can be thought of as a remote file server.
MAC address
In a local area network (LAN) or other network, the MAC (Media Access Control)
address is your computer's unique hardware number. (On an Ethernet LAN, it's the
same as your Ethernet address.)
LAN
A local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and associated devices that
share a common communications line or wireless link and typically share the
resources of a single processor or server within a small geographic area (for example,
within an office building).
JPEG
JPEG (pronounced "jay-peg) is a format that is commonly used for color images
displayed on the Internet. JPEG reduces the file size of an image by discarding some
of the non-critical data of the image. JPEG retains all of the color information of an
image and offers varying degrees of compression.
Network
In information technology, a network is a series of points or nodes interconnected by
communication paths. Networks can interconnect with other networks and contain
sub networks.
NTP
NTP (Network Time Protocol) is a protocol designed to synchronize the clocks of
computers over a network.
POP3
POP3 is a client/server protocol in which e-mail is received and held for you by your
Internet server. POP can be thought of as a "store-and-forward" service. POP and
IMAP deal with the receiving of email, and SMTP is a protocol for simply transferring
email across the Internet.
Port number
In programming, a port (noun) is a "logical connection place" and specifically, using
the Internet's protocol, TCP/IP, the way a client program specifies a particular server
program on a computer in a network. For the HTTP service, port 80 is defined as a
default and it does not have to be specified in the Uniform Resource Locator (URL).
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